As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that talent to Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he crafted some of the classic Hollywood films.

Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.

A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies.

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

Clip job of the numerous films John Wayne made at 20th Century Fox with commentary from those who knew him.

A featurette about 'Footlight Parade'.

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood.

Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.

Short documentary about the "woman's picture" at Warner Brothers.

A featurette about the distinctive film work of Busby Berkeley.

Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form.

Documentary short included with the DVD extras of All About Eve.

Short documentary with background on plots that are taken from current news stories.

Documentary on the making of the 4th Sidney Toler Charlie Chan movie.

In this documentary short, Astaire and Rogers experts and aficionados delve into the development of the legendary duo’s dancing partnership, focusing on Mark Sandrich’s “Follow the Fleet” (1936).